The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2134
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
7:59 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2622
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.91° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.08° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.